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EP 004: INTERVIEW - INA MARIE SMITH - Actor / VO Artist • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

Release Date: 02/06/2024

EP 027: INTERVIEW - JEANNETTE ROBINSON - Director / Writer / VO Artist • The Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 027: INTERVIEW - JEANNETTE ROBINSON - Director / Writer / VO Artist • The Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

Jeannette "JR" Robinson… has led one hell of a colorful life…  Starting off as something of a “feral” child living in Jamaica Queens New York, then heading to Michigan to live with her Grandmother where, as a talented athlete, she started to excel in running… even training for and having Olympic aspirations and then as a teen having to go into care as a ward of the state after her grandmother’s passing.   JR has been living in London for over 25 years and has been pursuing a career in the arts since attending Goldsmith’s University (very prestigious by the way). JR...

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EP 026: BONUSODE - EP 026: BONUSODE - "Online Acting Profiles" • The Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

Actors are a rare breed of animal. Most people hate to work and have too much of it. We love to work, but sometimes have a hard time finding it. Online profiles are an actor's calling card, their storefront where they market and sell their only product…. Today  and go over their own online profiles together. We talk about what to include, what to exclude, uploading video and audio-clips and showreels, choosing the right photos, updating all your credits and keeping your profile fresh. All of which play a part in staying attractive, getting the attention of casting directors and...

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EP 025: INTERVIEW - AIMEE MILES - Actor / VO Artist • The Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 025: INTERVIEW - AIMEE MILES - Actor / VO Artist • The Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

Aimee Miles has been 100% dedicated to her acting career since childhood. She’s a native to Northern California, a graduate of the prestigious Wesleyan University in Connecticut, a bilingual Spanish speaker who did her thesis on Latin American Theatre under military dictatorships... no kidding! Now Aimee lives in the California's Gold Country with her family, has a home studio and she is still working out of a base in San Francisco. Aimee is the true example of someone who never sacrificed their dreams and followed their passion. She’s got a metric ton of great advice for other actors out...

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EP 024: INTERVIEW - ANNA BRINDLE - Actor • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 024: INTERVIEW - ANNA BRINDLE - Actor • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

In this episode and want to introduce you to the lovely London actor, Anna Brindle. Anna is a graduate of the famed ArtsEd acting school and was pushed out into the cold cruel world of struggling actors just as COVID-19 hit and lockdowns came into effect all over London and the world! Still fighting to punch her way through that insane period where everything changed for all of us, and where the entertainment industry came to a grinding halt, Anna is bouncing back! She shares with us her current status and all the details of what it's like to be young and hungry out today on the London...

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OFFSTAGE ACTING - PLEASE VOTE! - British Podcast Awards • Listeners' Choice Award 2024 show art OFFSTAGE ACTING - PLEASE VOTE! - British Podcast Awards • Listeners' Choice Award 2024

Offstage Acting

This week we are asking our audiences to please take the time to vote for us in the British Podcast Awards Listeners' Choice Awards 2024! It only takes 3 minutes to do online. Just follow the simple instructions and help us become the best known podcast for actors in the world! 😃🎙️💕 (or at least in Britain🫅) Thanks guys! 1) Go: to the website: 2) Search: for the podcast: Offstage Acting 3) Click: The "Offstage Acting" podcast 4) Enter: your name, email address and click "I'm not a robot"\ 5) Click: SUBMIT 6) Check: your email 7) Confirm: your vote by...

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EP 023: INTERVIEW - MATTHEW BAYLIS - Stand Up Comedian • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 023: INTERVIEW - MATTHEW BAYLIS - Stand Up Comedian • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

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Matthew Bayliss is a seasoned stand-up comic who has recently begun to cross-over into acting and, in this episode and , talk about Matthew’s 15 year plus stand up comedy career and track his progress on his new journey to developing his gift for cracking jokes onstage into a talent for professional acting. ※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※ 🙇‍♂️Actors are nothing without an audience.  So, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! 👍✍️PLEASE... RaTe and ReVieW! 💕 We'd love to hear from you! Ask Jay and Todd anything you want about acting or acting related topics and we will...

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EP 022: INTERVIEW - GIDEON EMERY - Actor / VO Artist • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 022: INTERVIEW - GIDEON EMERY - Actor / VO Artist • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

This episode, and talk to a strong, talented actor who knows how to hustle. And, if you want to understand how to hustle and make your talent work for you, then take a listen to this episode’s guest, ! That’s  a strong name; a strong name for a strong actor! Born in Windsor, England and raised in South Africa, Gideon is a highly versatile actor and voice artist renowned for his dynamic range and compelling performances. His early career included notable stage roles in South Africa, eventually leading to a successful transition into film, television, and video games. He is best known...

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EP 021: INTERVIEW - JESSICA BECK - Podcast Producer • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 021: INTERVIEW - JESSICA BECK - Podcast Producer • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

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In this episode and talk to actor, theater director and podcast producer   who has produced numerous podcasts for The BBC, The Guardian and Bloomberg to name but a few, and has recently worked with Sir Michael Caine! She has a rich and varied background in theater study and production which has gone a long way to influence and affect how she understands audio production today. And that is why we are talking to her today, because, we want you, the listening viewer, to better appreciate how an acting background can serve the larger life-narrative, wherever you end up and whatever you end...

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EP 020: INTERVIEW - LYNDA ROOKE - Equity UK President • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer show art EP 020: INTERVIEW - LYNDA ROOKE - Equity UK President • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

Celebrating their 20th episode and are tickled purple to speak with Lynda Rooke, the president of Equity UK, the United Kingdom's actors trade union. Todd and Lynda are both coming hot off the heels of the annual Equity Conference 2024 held in Birmingham and there's loads to discuss! They discuss actor's rights and welfare, how the trade union works to support and benefit actors, the progress this and other unions have made thus far, and the challenges ahead. And Lynda is not only the president of Equity, she is also an actor in her own right with credits going back decades. Lynda Rooke is...

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Offstage Acting

LISTEN TO THE TRAILER... AND GET ACTING!

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In this episode Jay and Todd talk with their buoyantly lovely guest, Ina Marie Smith as she talks of her journey to becoming an actor, mother and boss starting from her quiet roots in Missouri to landing in big ol' Londontown.

https://www.inamariesmith.com/

CREDITS INCLUDE:

  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  • King's Bounty 2
  • Aether Gazer
  • Jungle Beat: The Movie
  • Arknights
  • Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space
  • Hitman 2
  • Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
  • 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover
  • Chaos Theory

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AS DISCUSSED IN THE SHOW

Mindset by Dr. Carol S Dweck PhD  (Amazon Link) 

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00:00 - Prologue

02:10 - Program Start

05:20 - Jay's Last Name

10:50 - Ina's Showreel

14:10 - Ina Arrives!

16:07 - How Ina came to London

19:40 - Why Ina Stayed in London

24:40 - Authenticity in the Acting industry

28:40 - Names and Stage Names and Unions

31:10 - Changing Names

33:10 - THE Todd Kramer

38:03 - Ina's Non-Acting Jobs

43:00 - The work juggle and doing things your own way

46:38 - Side hussling and Mercedes rewards

47:49 - Being a Mom and family rewards

50:15 - Mindset

52:00 - "I'm a boss" - Ina

55:30 - Finding the right agent

57:00 - Business vs. Passion

59:45 - What to expect on Set 

1:03:30 - Most people have your back

1:05:00 - About having children as a working actor

1:11:30 - It's a marathon not a sprint

1:15:51 - Goodbye Ina!

1:18:27 - Epilogue

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